Kiplinger

Lecture de 5 min

As you move toward retirement, the investments you’ve relied on to build a retirement savings portfolio may not be the best fit when it comes to generating retirement income. If you’re like most near-retirees, you’ve worked hard to save through your

Sunday Tribune

Lecture de 3 min

Q: WITH current property market conditions leaning strongly in favour of buyers, would it be better for me to sell my home and then purchase a new one or buy a new one first? A: There are pros and cons to consider for each option. If you choose to

Money Magazine

Lecture de 2 min

Hopefully you have used the coronavirus-induced “hibernation” productively and got to grips with your super. While financial markets have been battered, it’s important to remember your super is a long-term investment and knee-jerk responses can be da

Kiplinger

Lecture de 4 min

"Don't worry, the market always comes back." If you haven't heard this comment yet -- from a well-meaning friend or co-worker, or maybe a concerned financial professional -- you almost surely will. We're all hoping for the best but bracing for the w

Money Magazine

Lecture de 9 min

QI am a single income earner, aged 36, and am on $120,000pa with some perks such as a company house and matched share options in the mining industry. I am currently on the highest level of share purchase at $570 a month and salary sacrifice about 2.5

Working Mother

Lecture de 2 min

A few big contracts getting signed can set your business up for success for years. Pexels There are many working moms that are tired of having to choose between earning an income or raising a family. Trying to juggle the two can be very difficult and

Money Magazine

Lecture de 4 min

There are a couple of lessons to be learned from the recent correction. The first is that most fund managers didn’t do much. And that’s a fact of life for anyone in big super funds. It’s not a criticism; it is simply reality. Big funds are too big to

Weekend Argus Saturday

Lecture de 3 min

Q: WITH current property market conditions leaning strongly in favour of buyers, would it be better for me to sell my home and then purchase a new one or buy a new one first? A: There are pros and cons to consider for each option. If you choose to

Kiplinger

Lecture de 7 min

For some people, options trading conjures either fantasies of instant riches or nightmares of losing everything. But those are the visions of market-timing speculators, not long-term investors. For most investors with a long-term view, trading option

Working Mother

Lecture de 2 min

A few big contracts getting signed can set your business up for success for years. Pexels There are many working moms that are tired of having to choose between earning an income or raising a family. Trying to juggle the two can be very difficult and

Homebuilding & Renovating

Lecture de 4 min

This creative, contemporary design filled with large expanses of high quality glazing capitalises on uninterrupted views across the countryside. Celebrating the plot through innovative and bespoke design, Atelier Architecture’s contemporary structure

Finweek - English

Lecture de 2 min

the Covid-19 global crisis is worsening and will continue to get worse for a while as countries scramble. As I have written before, the impact is going to be significant as consumers are not out there spending, either out of caution or, in many parts

Writer's Digest

Lecture de 6 min

Publishing a book is a huge accomplishment. Once that’s done, though, thoughts turn to other things, such as film and audio rights. Film deals don’t come along for every book, but if you do have film/TV interest, a contract should include such inform

Sailing Today

Lecture de 4 min

Continued growth in the global charter market has meant some good years for the big operators, such as Sunsail and Dream Yacht Charter. Their ownership schemes not only offer discounts compared to a boat’s list price, thanks to the power of bulk buyi

MacLife

Lecture de 1 min

If you want to part ways with your old device, there are lots of options. For one thing, Apple offers its own trade–in service, which allows you to hand over an old device and get credit towards a new one. Apple’s valuations generally are not the bes

NZ Classic Car

Lecture de 1 min

Traditionally, when buying any service like insurance, you have three options — value, service, and price — but can combine only two of the three. This approach originates from what is known as the ‘iron triangle’ (or ‘project-management triangle’) t

Amateur Photographer

Lecture de 2 min

When you’re on a tight budget, it can be tough to justify buying more gear. But there are ways to upgrade your set-up without taking a massive hit to your bank balance. With MPB, you might be able to shoot with an out-of-this-world set-up sooner than

BuildHome

Lecture de 1 min

An accessible and convenient option for new home buyers is a house and land package. When land is released from the government, property developers jump on the opportunity. After laying down the infrastructure, including roads, water, utilities and s

Australasian Transport News (ATN)

Lecture de 1 min

An unconditional agreement has been executed for the sale of the Western Australia-based business and “certain assets”. K&S will still retain the Regal’s heavy haulage arm. “After considering various options in relation to Regal General Freight, the

Kiplinger

Lecture de 1 min

The process of selling a business involves fine-tuning every piece of its financials before marketing it and seeking a buyer. But even if everything seems in order, it may not be the right time to sell. Perhaps something — or rather, someone — isn’t

Money Magazine

Lecture de 2 min

Sadly for Elena, her issue highlights the very serious and oft-overlooked importance of thinking long term before you get into any kind of financial arrangement with a family member or a friend. When the planning is being done to implement such an ar

Kiplinger

Lecture de 3 min

Many millennials are now faced with new realities in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic. With one in five recently put out of work, when it comes to finances there is a growing feeling of hopelessness for many. These unprecedented times have led to

Homebuilding & Renovating

Lecture de 6 min

After spending months trawling the internet, poring over plotfinder.net and peering over hedges to find a plot, you’d be forgiven for expecting the process of buying it to be relatively easy — but you would, of course, be wrong; the journey to prove

Money Magazine

Lecture de 6 min

Pouring your wealth into riskier assets such as equities can seem like a nobrainer when markets are riding high. But markets will eventually turn down, taking the value of these riskier assets down with them. “This presents a Catch 22 for conservativ

ELLE Australia

Lecture de 1 min

Your buffer fund (or emergency fund) is for dealing with financial knocks, and job loss certainly fits that description. Using buffer money, if you have it, to cover your living costs in the short-term is a better option than going into debt. But don

Caravan and Outdoor Life

Lecture de 2 min

There are two main methods of selling your motorohome and these are privately or through a dealer. The latter is by far the safest way to conclude the sale. Here are our top reasons why you should sell your motorhome through a registered and reputabl

Woman's Weekly

Lecture de 2 min

When you switch on your data, there’s often an icon that shows the speed at which you can download files from the internet (eg, 3G or 4G). At the moment, the fastest is 4G. The next generation of connectivity, 5G reputedly could be as much as 20 time

Kiplinger

Lecture de 2 min

The ink on my last column hadn't yet dried when the market gods presented a potential answer to my problem. (The problem: no cash in my portfolio, which means no ammunition to take advantage of any buying opportunities that might arise.) The possible

Log Home Living

Lecture de 1 min

When building your dream log home, you don’t want to waste time or money. You will be contracting with a builder to provide labor and materials in one of three ways: fixed bid; cost plus (also known as time-and-materials or an hourly rate); or a comb

Futurity

Lecture de 2 min

New research explains why we put money into a specific investment just because it’s the most familiar or stands out. It also points to a solution for making better investing choices. “Everyday investors can often become overly attached to a particula